Tariffs - Procedure for the tariffs' development
The proceedings related to the tariffs' development in the energy sector are initiated filing application by the regulated company to Regulator or on the initiative of Regulator. After that, Regulator issues the public notice on initiating the tariff proceedings and explanation how the stakeholders may get necessary information and take part in the proceeding. After the procedure, prescribed by Regulator in its Rule on tariff methodology and tariff proceeding (Official Gazette of Republic of Srpska, number 61/05), Rule on methodology for determination of the fee for connection to the distribution network (Official Gazette of Republic of Srpska, number 123/08), Rule on tariff methodology in the system of transport, distribution, warehousing and supply with natural gas (Official Gazette of Republic of Srpska, number 9/09), (hereinafter Tariff methodology), Procedural Rules of the Regulator (Official Gazette of Republic of Srpska, number 96/04) and Rule on public hearing and settlement of disputes and complaints (Official Gazette of Republic of Srpska, number 71/05) Regulator makes decision. Each decision should contain enough evidences and facts which shall enable the public understand reasons for such a decision.
Tariff methodologies define the process for determination of tariffs in Republic of Srpska, i.e. basic of the tariff system: tariff elements, categories of consumption and groups of customers, method of determination of prices and tariff rates as well as the method of determination of the connection fee. They define the following:
- classification of costs,
- determination of prices and tariff rates as well as the fee for connection to the network pursuant to the prescribed tariff methodology.
In the rules for tariff proceeding, Regulator prescribes the bases of the proceeding for the purposes of analyzing application and other pleadings related to the tariffs which are necessary for Regulator to meet its liabilities pursuant to the Law on electricity, Law on gas and Procedural rules of Regulator.
Along with the Tariff methodology, Regulator prescribes the content and forms of the application for the tariffs' approval as well as the forms for submission of data and other documents supporting the application for the tariffs' approval.
